How Victims Become New Oppressors: The Metamorphosis of a Pious Generation in Turkey

A lawmaker’s faint heed for the realities of the past sparked a debate over female empowerment in Turkey. It also recalled the transformation of yesterday’s victims to today’s oppressors.

AKP lawmaker Ozlem Zengin, C, speaks at a press conference in April.

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